THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A MODERATING VARIABLE (CASE STUDY OF ACCOUNTING STUDENTS OF THE CLASS OF 2024)
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This research investigates how social media exposure and the surrounding social environment shape financial management practices among university students, examining whether financial literacy serves as a moderating factor. Utilizing a quantitative design, the study gathered data via questionnaires from a sample of 127 students. Data were processed using multiple linear regression and Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA) within IBM SPSS. Findings reveal that both social media usage and financial literacy exert a positive and statistically significant impact on students' financial management. In contrast, the social environment demonstrated significance only in the initial model. When analyzed simultaneously, all three variables showed a significant collective influence on financial management outcomes. However, the moderation analysis indicated that financial literacy does not buffer or alter the relationship between social media/social environment and financial management. Consequently, this suggests that financial literacy functions primarily as an independent driver of financial behavior rather than as a moderating variable in this context.
Keywords: social media, social environment, financial literacy, college students' financial management, moderation.
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